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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. Some of the questions I wished to ask have been asked, so I will not repeat them. There are some specific questions. My party is due to have a parliamentary party meeting tonight. I will raise points made specifically with regard to student nurses with the Taoiseach and Minister and see why that is the case given the circumstances in which the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: Ms Ní Sheaghdha told us that 34% of healthcare workers who tested positive were nurses. What is the percentage of consultants who have tested positive? That question is for Professor Irvine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: Regarding childcare needs, if there was a change in the circumstances around the opening of schools, in an ideal world, what structure would work for nurses? If Ms Ní Sheaghdha could wave a magic wand regarding childcare for nurses in the event of schools closing, what would that structure be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: I know and I get that. I was just asking that if Ms Ní Sheaghdha could put a structure in place, what structure would she put in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: Can Ms Ní Sheaghdha hear me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: I do not think she can hear me. I am on her side. I know all of that. I am asking what the State could put in place if schools and childcare facilities had to close. Rather than the narrative of what is needed, what, ideally, would be put in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: I get that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: There is one suggestion there, which is that in the, we hope unlikely, event that schools or childcare facilities had to close, schools would remain open for the provision of childcare to front-line healthcare workers, as is the case in other countries. That is an interesting one to see. My final question relates to Covid as an occupational illness. What way is Covid treated now? Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: I have another question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: Does it apply to MRSA or mmsA?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (20 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps which have been taken to determine the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the recent judgment of the decision of the Supreme Court to quash the decision of the disabled drivers board of appeal not to grant a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31243/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (20 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps which have been taken to determine the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the recent judgment of the decision of the Supreme Court to quash the decision of the disabled drivers board of appeal not to grant a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31244/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (20 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide an update on the continued processing of applications for primary medical certificates in view of the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31245/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are Covid-19 guidelines in place that allow access to schools for additional resources such as psychologists, speech and language therapists, art therapists and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31651/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: 568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff trained and assigned to perform colonoscopies that were working in public hospitals from 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30971/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: 19. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps being taken to address urgently the crisis facing businesses and traders in Dublin city as a consequence of significantly reduced customer footfall, an absence of tourists and the operation of a remote working regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25954/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: This is an unexpected opportunity. I raised this matter at a meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight but obviously circumstances have changed. Provisions have been made to support businesses, particularly in the three counties forced to lock down. There are serious issues arising regarding retail footfall in Dublin city. In the Convention Centre, I gave the example of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge he is aware of the issue and I welcome his response. He will be aware that, at the start of the pandemic, remote working was embraced as a new, ground-breaking concept that would change the world. It is now recognised that employees probably need a blend of remote working and participation in the workplace. Is there work ongoing in this regard? Are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: I am happy with that reply. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for facilitating the question.